Polymarket criticized over ‘disgusting’ bets on fate of pilots on US jet shot by Iran
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldUS congressman decried bets on when two crew members on the F-15 jet shot down by Iranian forces would be rescued
After strong criticism from a federal lawmaker, the online betting platform Polymarket stopped accepting wagers on when US warplane crew members who were shot down in Iran might be rescued. It promised to investigate how the market materialized.
The criticism came from Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democratic representative who earned two bronze star medals serving with the United States marine corps in Iraq from 2003 to 2008 and published an X post describing Polymarket’s acceptance of bets on the downed pilots’ fate as “DISGUSTING”.
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